[Federal Register: October 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 193)] [Notices] [Page 54348] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr06oc99-126] [[Page 54348]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4410-FA-08] Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1999 Hispanic- Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Announcement of funding awards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year 1999 Hispanic- serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount of the awards which are to be used to help Hispanic- serving Institutions of Higher Education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, consistent with the purposes of HUD's Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Karadbil, Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8110, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1537, extension 5918. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TTY, 1-800- 877-8339, or 202-708-1455. (Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC) was enacted under section 107 of the CDBG appropriation for fiscal year 1999, as part of the ``Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1999'' (Pub. L. 105-276, approved October 21, 1998) and is administered by the Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. In addition to this program, the Office of University Partnerships administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to institutions of higher education as well as creates initiatives through which colleges and universities can bring their traditional missions of teaching, research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing local problems in their communities. The Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, property demolition or acquisition, public facilities, economic development, business entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs. On February 26, 1999 (64 FR 9671) HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $5.65 million in Fiscal Year 1999 funds for the Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD 14 applications were funded. These grants, with their grant amounts are identified below. The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.514. In accordance with section 102(a) (4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as follows: List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 1999 Hispanic- Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding Competition, by Name and Address New England 1. Northern Essex Community College, Dr. Katherine Rodger, Northern Essex Community College, 45 Franklin Street, Lawrence, MA 01841. Grant: $400,000. New York/New Jersey 2. Bronx Community College, Carin Savage, Bronx Community College, University Avenue and 181st Street, Bronx, NY 10453. Grant: $400,000. 3. Passaic County Community College, Todd Sorber, Passaic County Community College, One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505. Grant: $400,000. Southeast/Caribbean 4. Barry University, Dr. Jacqueline Mondros, Barry University, 11300 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161. Grant: $399,999. 5. Florida International University, Dr. M.A. Ebadian, Florida International University, University Park Campus, EAS 2100, Miami, FL 33199. Grant: $400,000. 6. University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus, Consuelo Figueras, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 23302, San Juan, PR 00931. Grant: $399,557. Southwest 7. New Mexico State University, Dr. Keith Mandabach, New Mexico State University, Box 30003, MSC 3AG, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Grant: $370,451. 8. St. Philip's College, Dr. Federico Zaragoza, St. Philip's College, 1801 Martin Luther King Drive, San Antonio, TX 78203. Grant: $397,867. 9. University of Texas-Pan American, Dr. Roland Arriola, University of Texas-Pan American, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539. Grant: $398,900. 10. Western New Mexico University, Donna Rees, Western New Mexico University, P.O. Box 680, Silver City, NM 88062. Grant: $334,878. Rocky Mountains 11. Adams State College, Mary Hoffman, Adams State College, 208 Edgemont, Alamosa, CO 81102. Grant: $342,310. Pacific/Hawaii 12. Gavilan College, Susan Murphey Patereau, Gavilan College, 5055 Santa Teresa, Blvd., Gilroy, CA 95020. Grant: $399,953. 13. Pima County Community College, Stan Steinman, Pima County Community College, 4905C East Broadway Blvd., #117, Tucson, AZ 85709. Grant: $399,960. 14. Santa Ana College, Dr. Sara Lundquist, Santa Ana College, 1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Grant: $400,000. Dated: September 29, 1999. Lawrence L. Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. [FR Doc. 99-25938 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-62-P